My sister and I have been a headache for my mother, because my father was in the army, he was not around too often. __21__, my mother brought us up almost single-handedly and it must have __22__ real strength of mind to bring up such naughty and stubborn children who got out from one trouble only to get into another.
Bonus and I weren’t scholars either. __23__, we hated studying from the very beginning. We were __24__ to spend time with our schoolbooks---out of the fear of Mum’s scolding. I almost did not make it to 10th grade. That entire summer Mum __25__ that I read my schoolbooks from the very first chapter till the last.
I left __26__ college at 18. In my second year of college, while I was studying for my final exams, I got a phone call from Mum __27__ my sister had failed her 9th grade exams. Mum was heartbroken. My mother was an English teacher in a famous school in the city and it was a(n) __28__ for her.
Then started another __29__ for my Mum. There always seemed to be people who would come and talk about how well their children were doing __30__ my mother would be having a tough time making sure we stayed on the right path. Mum was __31__ that we would do well for ourselves. She never let my sister and me __32__ that we had lost out on something and always told us: “Let this be a lesson. We are going to work really really hard...__33__ will change.”
Things did change, but very slowly and __34__, one little step at a time. Last year I finished with law school and started working. My mother’s belief in me __35__. And just a few days ago I got a phone from Bonus. She had __36__ the exam with honors and was __37__ to the best university in the country. I was in tears. Later that night I __38__ Mum: “Mum, your two little failures didn’t do as badly as everybody thought.” Mum __39__ and said: “You are my daughters and I knew you the best. I always knew that you would succeed. It was just a __40__ of time.”
1. A．However B．Thus C．Otherwise D．Besides
2. A．devoted B．spent C．taken D．wasted
3. A．In that case B．In this way C．On the other hand D．On the contrary
4. A．pleased B．annoyed C．forced D．advised
5. A．demanded B．concluded C．promised D．mentioned
6. A．at B．for C．from D．after
7. A．announcing B．reading C．knowing D．saying
8. A．shame B．challenge C．pride D．honor
9. A．experiment B．research C．conflict D．trial
10. A．though B．while C．as D．unless
11. A．determined B．astonished C．satisfied D．concerned
12. A．predict B．imagine C．guess D．feel
13. A．Environment B．Society C．Circumstances D．Impressions
14. A．quickly B．extremely C．smoothly D．gradually
15. A．made up B．paid off C．took on D．burst out
16. A．attended B．received C．passed D．failed
17. A．accepted B．allowed C．admitted D．permitted
18. A．questioned B．convinced C．persuaded D．called
19. A．nodded B．laughed C．shouted D．joked
20. A．matter B．period C．waste D．length
高三英语完型填空中等难度题
My sister and I have been a headache for my mother, because my father was in the army, he was not around too often. __21__, my mother brought us up almost single-handedly and it must have __22__ real strength of mind to bring up such naughty and stubborn children who got out from one trouble only to get into another.
Bonus and I weren’t scholars either. __23__, we hated studying from the very beginning. We were __24__ to spend time with our schoolbooks---out of the fear of Mum’s scolding. I almost did not make it to 10th grade. That entire summer Mum __25__ that I read my schoolbooks from the very first chapter till the last.
I left __26__ college at 18. In my second year of college, while I was studying for my final exams, I got a phone call from Mum __27__ my sister had failed her 9th grade exams. Mum was heartbroken. My mother was an English teacher in a famous school in the city and it was a(n) __28__ for her.
Then started another __29__ for my Mum. There always seemed to be people who would come and talk about how well their children were doing __30__ my mother would be having a tough time making sure we stayed on the right path. Mum was __31__ that we would do well for ourselves. She never let my sister and me __32__ that we had lost out on something and always told us: “Let this be a lesson. We are going to work really really hard...__33__ will change.”
Things did change, but very slowly and __34__, one little step at a time. Last year I finished with law school and started working. My mother’s belief in me __35__. And just a few days ago I got a phone from Bonus. She had __36__ the exam with honors and was __37__ to the best university in the country. I was in tears. Later that night I __38__ Mum: “Mum, your two little failures didn’t do as badly as everybody thought.” Mum __39__ and said: “You are my daughters and I knew you the best. I always knew that you would succeed. It was just a __40__ of time.”
1. A．However B．Thus C．Otherwise D．Besides
2. A．devoted B．spent C．taken D．wasted
3. A．In that case B．In this way C．On the other hand D．On the contrary
4. A．pleased B．annoyed C．forced D．advised
5. A．demanded B．concluded C．promised D．mentioned
6. A．at B．for C．from D．after
7. A．announcing B．reading C．knowing D．saying
8. A．shame B．challenge C．pride D．honor
9. A．experiment B．research C．conflict D．trial
10. A．though B．while C．as D．unless
11. A．determined B．astonished C．satisfied D．concerned
12. A．predict B．imagine C．guess D．feel
13. A．Environment B．Society C．Circumstances D．Impressions
14. A．quickly B．extremely C．smoothly D．gradually
15. A．made up B．paid off C．took on D．burst out
16. A．attended B．received C．passed D．failed
17. A．accepted B．allowed C．admitted D．permitted
18. A．questioned B．convinced C．persuaded D．called
19. A．nodded B．laughed C．shouted D．joked
20. A．matter B．period C．waste D．length
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Dear Michelle,
My mother is not a good example for me and my sister. She smokes, stays out late, and she curses. I love her but I am ashamed of her. I do not want to bring home my friends because she does not act like any of the other mothers. She says I am a loser because I sit at home and I study. I wish I could live in another family that is normal, but that will not be for another 5 years when I am 18 and legal. What am I supposed to do until then?
Prisoner of a Crazy House
Dear 7th Grade,
I am glad that you love your mother because the rest of your feelings about her may change as you mature and get older.
While it is true that your mother’s smoking, partying and cursing bring you shame, the fact that you want to stay separate from her doing is notable and very smart. It shows that you are a winner, not a loser.
I am guessing, therefore, that you do not bring shame to yourself, and that is a good thing. So, keep it that way and keep away from your mother’s habits.
In the meantime, get the best grades as possible and join clubs and after-school activities. Offer social service on weekends and visit with your friends at their homes.
Unfortunately, you are not alone. Many teens live in homes with immature, misguided, selfish parents. Those kids often feel lonely and separate from the rest of their friends because of their parents’ terrible deeds.
Yet, despite this, some of these very teens grow up to be just fine. They develop good friendships with nice kids, do well in school, and often find a teacher of guidance advisor who makes all the difference!
Do it, Miss Winning 13-year-old, and keep looking forward to your own fine future. Maybe by then your mother may even see the light and realize how surprising you really are.
Best luck!
Michelle
1.The kids asks for advice on how to _________.
| A．make her mother change | B．grow up in her present situation |
| C．get along well with her mother | D．start a new family with her sister |
2. Michelle doesn’t call her letter receiver a “Prisoner of a Crazy House” possibly because she ________.
| A．tries to be polite | B．doesn’t write to that kid alone |
| C．knows that’s a girl in Grade 7 | D．wants to cheer up the kid |
3. Michelle advises the girl to ___________.
| A．try talking to her mother | B．get used to the habits of her mother |
| C．stick to her attitude towards her mother | D．improve her relationship with her mother |
4.What does Michelle express by the paragraphs beginning with “Unfortunately” and “Yet”?
| A．Many parents act terribly | B．You’re not speaking for yourself |
| C．Parents’ manners make little difference | D．Don’t worry too much about your problem |
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By the time my mother came back from work, my sister and I ________ supper and were waiting for her at the table.
A．have cooked B．were cooking C．had cooked D．would cook
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By the time my mother came back from work, my sister and I ________ supper and were waiting for her at the table.
| A．have cooked | B．were cooking | C．had cooked | D．would cook |
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By the time my mother came back from work, my sister and I ________ supper and were waiting for her at the table.
A．have cooked B．were cooking C．had cooked D．would cook
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
By the time my mother came back from work, my sister and I ________ supper and were waiting for her at the table.
A．have cooked B．were cooking C．had cooked D．would cook
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I was feeling a little blue because my mother had been laid off from her job and she had lots of bills to pay. It left me wondering what was going to happen to us now.
I got off the college shuttle bus and started walking. That’s 36 I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people and the traffic. I walked a little slower so that I could 37where it was coming from. 38the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a carriage next to her. She was singing songs about love, keeping on trying, and not underestimating (低估) the power within yourself. The way she was singing 39me a bit. I stood there watching her play for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must 40to perform alone in the middle of a crowded place.
She must have felt my 41because she would 42look in my direction. Then I walked over and put some 43 in her carriage and she said, “Thank you”. Instead of continuing my way home, I said to her, “I have been 44a rough time lately, but you’ve made me 45again.”
“I’m happy that I could help,” she replied. “Why are you so sad?”
“Well, my mum told me she had got 46from her job, and that made me sad. I’m not so sure what to do …”
“You see, here’s the problem,” she explained. “While you were 47, your head was down. Don’t look 48, because 49comes in different ways and if your head were down, you might lose it.”
She also explained to me that she saw a lot of 50 people in the world and she tried to bring more 51 by sharing motivational (鼓舞人心的) music. She told me that when she wasn’t making music she studied 52. So, that was how she knew some of the things she was telling me.
I 53a little wider because I knew that she was doing a good thing. So, after we 54, my heart was 55and lightened by a musical soul!
1. A．where B．why C．which D．when
2. A．turn out B．take in C．find out D．get in
3. A．Across B．Through C．Between D．Above
4. A．comforted B．annoyed C．scared D．reminded
5. A．take time B．take turns C．take action D．take courage
6. A．absence B．performance C．presence D．regret
7. A．angrily B．occasionally C．generally D．faithfully
8. A．cards B．food C．books D．money
9. A．going through B．getting up C．taking over D．running towards
10. A．curious B．eager C．sad D．hopeful
11. A．hired B．promoted C．paid D．fired
12. A．running B．driving C．walking D．riding
13. A．proud B．defeated C．absorbed D．puzzled
14. A．opportunity B．trouble C．difficulty D．dream
15. A．positive B．active C．energetic D．negative
16. A．records B．poverty C．positivity D．indifference
17. A．politics B．psychology C．biology D．art
18. A．smiled B．changed C．influenced D．sighed
19. A．responded B．parted C．agreed D．understood
20. A．hit B．sunk C．tied D．touched
高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
For as early as I could remember, my mother had been a bright, cheerful woman deeply interested and involved in the world around her. However, in the last fifteen years of her life, she had to live with senile dementia (老年痴呆). I would go to my home to pay her a visit in California and she would curiously look at me and then ask, “Who are you?” I would answer, “I’m your own son, of course.” “Where do you live?” She would ask. “In Virginia”, I would tell her. “Isn’t that interesting,” she would say, “I have a son in Virginia.”
Mother seemed only forgetful as well as confused at the beginning of that disease, but sometime later she would go through different time of intense anxiety. She would keep walk ing through the house she used to live in most of her life crying uneasily that she would like to go home. Or sometimes she left home and wandered away if she were unattended for a short time.
Hoping to make her happy and put her mind at ease I would take her in my car, visiting sites where she used to live when she was a child. In the yard of the hillside house in Shipman I sat in the car and admired the view of the old oaks and long green lawn(草坪). I pictured my mother there was a little girl playing with the pet lamb she had been so fond of. I looked to her for some response. She shook her head and said, “I want to go home.”
Over the years I have decided that what my mother was calling home was not a place, but a time. I think it was a time when she was much younger, when her children were still underfoot, when her husband was still energetic and attentive.
Watching my mother’s suffering set me wondering where I would have in mind if someday I couldn’t find home and wanted to go there. In this family we tend to be long-lived and we grow fuzzy (糊涂的) minded as the years go by. At eighty I have already noticed some alarming symptoms. My doctor says the forgetfulness is only natural and that it comes with age. Still the fear of senile dementia is haunting there. Someday if and when I become even more cloudy minded than I am now, unable to drive and unable to tell you where "home" is, my dear son, I expect I will ask you to take me home, I know you will do your best to find the place I need to be. I leave these notes for your guidance.
1.What’s the main idea of the first and second paragraphs?
A. The mother of the author could not find her home.
B. The mother of the author could not remember who’s his son.
C. The author’s mother suffered with serious senile dementia.
D. The author didn’t know how to cure his mother.
2.Which of the following is NOT the symptom of the mother of the author?
A. forgetful B. confused C. cheerful D. uneasy
3.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “picture”?
A. photograph B. describe C. appear D. paint
4.What can you infer from the third paragraph?
A. The author cared much about his mother.
B. The mother of the author liked pet lambs very much.
C. The author found a very little girl who was playing with a pet lamb.
D. The mother of the author did not like her usual home.
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Where Is Home? B. A story about a son and a mother.
C. Everyone will suffer with senile dementia. D. Take Mother Home.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I have been teaching the tenth-grade English for four years. Needless to say, I love my subject and vowed to one day impart(透露) my love of literature to my future students. Well, I must admit, I have made more than a difference. I have changed the way students perceive(感知) literature and have even inspired some to become English teachers.
One student in particular is named John. I met him last year when he was a student in my English class during the eighth period. He sat in the back often, saying very little. However, I sensed that he was taking in all that I taught. John was never absent nor was he late. He seemed very mature for his age.
As the year progressed, we read lots of poetry and various stories about different cultures and real-life experiences. I have always wanted literature to speak to my students so that they could find relevant connections which would finally give them that motivation to read, write and interpret. While reading and writing poetry, John wrote some beautiful poetry that spoke of his experiences as a black male in America.
On the last day of school, students were asked to write a brief autobiographical essay and to dedicate(献给) it to someone he or she thought was significant in his or her life. John dedicated his essay to me and used clip art that decorated the dedication with roses.
He stated in the essay that "some people you meet in life are flowers, but then there are those who are roses. Ms. Hopkins, Ijust want you to know that you are a rose in my life and I have enjoyed every minute of being in your class. You have shown me that I have purpose in life and that I am a poet. I will never forget you." Tears streamed down my eyes. I had had a particularly hard personal life that year and somehow that letter made it worth the struggle.
Making a significant contribution to someone's life is something money could never buy. Teaching allows teachers to make a positive difference in the life of someone.
1.What's the author's purpose to take John for example?
A. To show that her students were all excellent readers.
B. To develop her own idea about English literature.
C. To prove what she had just said was true.
D. To persuade her readers to change their minds.
2.Why did John choose to dedicate his autobiographical essay to Ms. Hopkins?
A. He thought she was significant in his life.
B. He wanted to say to her that she was a red rose.
C. He expected her to know he had enjoyed her class.
D. He remembered she had promised to let him be a poet.
3.What kind of person was the author according to the text?
A. Gentle. B. Passionate.
C. Humorous. D. Indifferent.
4.Which of the following can be the best title for this text?
A. The difference a good teacher can make
B. The friendship Ms. Hopkins and John developed
C. An experience only Ms. Hopkins and her students could have
D. The significant contribution everyone can make
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
完形填空（共1小题）
I got a guitar for my birthday, and since then I have been struggling．It has awakened ________ side of myself within me．And it couldn’t have happened at a ________ time．
I’m a senior, I’m going to graduate soon and I know what ________ I’m going to．And now I have to deal with this little voice in my head constantly ________ me that I’m going to be a rock star, not a scientist．
A few weeks ago I was given the ________ simple task of writing a short story．I sat down to ________ a beautiful work of fiction that would ________ my teacher and classmates．To be honest, this is an area I generally feel very ________ in．I really ________ it and such writing tasks used to take the least amount of time．So I was trying to write my story, and ________ the room lay my beautiful birthday present．
“Once upon a time,” I wrote．Then I stopped, ________ in my chair, and stared for a moment at the ________ ．Its dark red paint was ________ and I could see my reflection (倒影) in its perfect surface．And then my reflection started dancing and singing．I wasn’t ________ , but it sure was．I’d follow its ________．So I seized my guitar and plucked (拨动) a string．I sat rocking with my guitar until late ________ the night．I was sure I was preparing for the ________ much more efficiently now that I wasn’t spending time writing stories．
Needless to say, no story was written, and many ________ arose in my mind．Since then, I have constantly asked, “Am I ________ for not wanting to do my work anymore?” More importantly, ________ , I’ve learned I really am going to be a rock star．
1.A．outer B．another C．interesting D．relaxing
2.A．worse B．better C．more certain D．more modern
3.A．concert B．college C．place D．city
4.A．teaching B．advising C．reminding D．fooling
5.A．seemingly B．actually C．obviously D．partly
6.A．plan B．carry C．create D．continue
7.A．ruin B．amuse C．admire D．surprise
8.A．happy B．rich C．fortunate D．strong
9.A．understand B．enjoy C．feel D．mind
10.A．below B．beside C．across D．outside
11.A．digested B．edited C．stayed D. turned
12.A．paper B．instrument C．floor D．desk
13.A．running B．fading C．deepening D．shining
14.A．playing B．dreaming C．moving D．repeating
15.A．lead B．music C．speed D．rule
16.A．of B．at C．into D．for
17.A．university B．future C．life D．exam
18.A．doubts B．fears C．discussions D．problems
19.A．curious B．lazy C．alone D．normal
20.A．though B．therefore C．otherwise D．even
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析